Body of Vietnamese boy retrieved 20 days after he fell into hollow concrete pillar

Rescuers went to a depth of 25m to retrieve Thai Ly Hao Nam's body. - AFP

HANOI (AFP): Rescuers in Vietnam have pulled the body of a 10-year-old boy from a hollow concrete pillar at a construction site, weeks after he became trapped, state media said Friday (Jan 20).

Thai Ly Hao Nam fell into the 25-centimetre-wide (12-inch) shaft of the pillar -- sunk 35m (115 feet) as part of a new bridge -- apparently while looking for scrap metal on Dec 31.